What color is #93B6AA?

#93B6AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93B6AA?

The RGB value is 147, 182, 170: 147 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93B6AA?

The complementary color is #B6939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93B6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93B6AA color

#93B6AA rgb(147, 182, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #93B6AA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 71.4% green and 66.7% blue (147, 182, 170).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#93B6AA color codes

HEX	`#93B6AA`
RGB	`rgb(147, 182, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 71.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.26, -14.29, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.26, 14.46, 171.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.014, 42.56, 44.34)`
Decimal	`9680554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93B6AA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #93B6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#93B6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #93B6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93b6aa; }
.text { color: #93b6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93b6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 182 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93b6aa, #93b1b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #93B6AA?: #93B6AA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93B6AA?: The RGB value is 147, 182, 170: 147 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93B6AA?: The complementary color is #B6939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93B6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.